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This hand-book is designed to serve as a brief paro- 
chial record and guide. Thanks are due to Messrs. L. H. 
Everts & Co., G. P. Putnam's Sons, and other publishers, 
and to the managers and Mrs. Martha J. Lamb the well- 
known editor of the Magazine of American History, who 
have aided in illustrating it with engravings of the church, 
and portraits of some of the distinguished persons who, 
in one way or another, have been associated with the 
parish. Christ Church had an interesting record before 
the Revolution, and has maintained that record not un- 
worthily since. The hand-book while touching this, seeks 
to tell of the living influences of the present, extending 
from the church outward ; and of the spiritual work 
actively going on within. 

Easter-tide y iSp2. 




William III, of England 



l^ijstorr* 



A hand-book of Christ Church would be incomplete, 
that failed to touch, at least briefly, events which have 
given this ancient fane its unique relation to the American 
Church and to the nation. 

The church had its real origin in the original charter of 
Pennsylvania. There was a provision in the grant of King 
Charles II, to William Penn, in 1681, that if ever twenty 
people in the colony should petition therefor, they should 
have the right to organize a Church of England parish, 
and apply to the Bishop of London for a clergyman. 
Churchmen early came to outnumber the Quakers ; and in 
1695, shortly after the foundation of the city of Philadel- 
phia, a petition was circulated, to which several hundred 
signatures were attached. The Quaker magistrates arrested 
the attorney who drew the paper, and several of the signers. 
But opposition was short-lived. Services were begun, and 
the first edifice of Christ Church, was erected. 

Sir William Keith began a custom, long continued, of 
the association of the Royal Governors with this church ; 
and a wood carving of the royal arms of the reign of 
William and Mary, which adorned the state pew of the 
Governors, is still preserved. William of Orange, himself, 
was one of the early benefactors of the parish, materially 
aiding in the support of the clergy ; and in 1709 Queen 
Anne presented a silver communion service, which, with 
other ancient silver, has continued in use to our own time. 




Governor Sir William Keith. 

Member of the Vestry 1717. 



The present church was begun in 1727, from plans 
drawn by the Warden, Dr. John Kearsley, who was also 
architect of the neighboring Independence Hall. Ben- 
jamin Franklin, who was for several years a member of the 
Vestry, took an active part in the erection of the spire. 




Judge Thomas Graeme. 

In November, 1739, the famous George Whitefield 
preached in the church. At the outbreak of the Revolu- 
tion, one of the clergy, the Rev. Dr. Duche, made at Car- 
penter's Hall the first prayer in the first Congress. And the 
chime rang a muffled peal at reception of the news of the 
British blockade of Boston. Later Bishop White became 
the first Chaplain of Continental Congress, and his portrait 
hangs among the worthies in Independence Hall.* 

On June 23d, 1775, Dr. William Smith delivered from 
this pulpit, " the most noteworthy of the utterances which 
shaped the popular sentiment in the direction of resistance 

* He remained Chaplain of Congress till that body removed to Washington, in i8ot. 




Governor Gordon, who laid the corner stone of the present edifice 
of Christ Church, April 28, 1727. 



to arbitrary and alien rule." It was to this discourse, on 
'The Present Situation of American Affairs,' more than to 
any other printed document of the time," says Bishop Perry, 
*'that the clear understanding of the position of our fathers 
in the view of English and American sympathies was due." 
The sermon was printed in repeated editions, and widely 

circulated throughout the 
colonies and the mother 

1 country, and 

translated into 
foreign lan- 




guages. Other 
similar discours- 
es followed here 
in quick succession and 
stirred the patriotic heart. 
On July 2cth, 1775, Con- 
gress appointed a day of humiliation, fasting and prayer, 
and itself attended service here in a body;^ as it did also 



Christ Church Chimes. 



*There were present in the church on that notable occasion, Samuel Adams and 
John Adams, Roger Sherman, Philip Livirgston, George Clinton, Philip Schuyler, 
John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, Peyton Rando'ph, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jeflfer- 
son, Patrick Henry, John Hancock and other patriots. 



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on other occasions. On the day of the Declaration of 
Independence, when the old State House bell had made 
announcement, the chime of this church caught up the 
story, and while a crowd of citizens gathered below, joyously 
rang out the birth of the United States. By order of the 
Vestry, the bust of King George II was taken from the chancel 
wall. A year later, in June r;;;, the crown upon the top 
of the steeple was struck by lightning and melted. 




Mr^^ Ross, a parishioner, whose pew is still shown, made 
the first American flag, the stars and stripes, in a house yet 
standing, within a block of the church. Washington, 
Franklin, Robert Morris, Francis Hopkinson and other 
generals and statesmen of the Revolution, and members of 
the Convention that framed the Federal Constitution, here 
prayed to the God of nations, in the critical years that 



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saw the rise of American nationality. The sacred dust of 
Franklin, ^lorris and others of our great dead, reposes in 
the church-yard ; and members of the families of several of 
these patriots have long been coiinected with the parish. 
During his presidency, from 1790 to 1797, General and 
Mrs. Washington were regular worshippers at the church ; 
and the '* Washington pew " was afterwards voted by the 
Vestry to President John Adams. The Centennial of 
Independence was here celebrated, July 3d, 1876. 

^'Thus, from first to last," writes Bishop Perry, ''this 
noble pile has beei a centre of patriotic impulses and 




Part of the Washington Pew, 

Now preserved in the National Museum, Independence Hall. 

sacred associations, linking its name, its very being, with 
the country's history, Christ Church shares with old 
Faneuil Hall (the gift of a churchman to Boston patriots), 
the proud distinction of being a cradle of the country 
itself, as it is a cradle of the American Episcopal Church.'* 
The primary convention of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, 
was held here on Rogation M:)nday, 1 784 ; and of the first 
twenty-nine annual conventions, all but one were so held. 
The Rector, the Rev. Dr. White, was consecrated the 
first Bishop of Pennsylvania, by the Archbishops of Canter- 
bury and York and other prelates ; being, with the Bishop 




Benjamin Franklin. 



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Provoost, the first American bishop to receive consecration 
from the Church of England. He here held his first and 
many subsequent ordinations, practically using the church 
as his cathedral; here, as Presiding Bishop of the Ameri- 
can Church, he consecrated many bishops; and before 
this altar he lies buried. On May 24th, 1884, was held 
here the Centennial Diocesan Convention. 




Martha Washington. 

From the Robertson Miniature. 

The American Episcopal Church was organized in this 
venerable fane — the first General Convention, held in 1785, 
under the presidency of Dr. White, here framing the 
original Constitution of the Church. The second General 
Convention (1786), met also here; and the third, which 
completed the Church's fabric, assembled in July and again 
in September, 1789. At this altar, the Holy Communion, 



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according to the form in the first book of Edward VI., as 
adapted by Scottish use, was celebrated by Provost Smith, 
of the University of Pennsylvania, in the presence of the 
General Convention — which immediately afterward adopted 
it as our present form of the communion office. Here the 
first House of Bishops met ; and here was adopted the 
American Prayer-book.* The Centennial session of the 
General Convention was here opened, Oct. 3d, 1883, at 




Rev. Jacob Duche, D. D. 

which time nearly fifty bishops were present in the church. 
And the Centennial commemoration of the conferring of 
the English Episcopal Succession upon the American 
Church, was celebrated February 4th, 1887, by simul- 
taneous services here and at Lambeth Palace. 

The following bishops have been consecrated in Christ 
Church : Rt. Rev. Robert Smith, D. D , first Bishop of 



= The original prayer-book, with MS. alterations, is still preserved in the church. 



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South Carolina, September 13th, 1795 ; Rt. Rev. Edward 
Bass, D. D., first Bishop of Massachusetts, May 7, 1796; 
Rt. Rev. Theodore Dehon, D.D., Bishop of South Carolina, 
October 15th, 1812; Rt. Rev. Nathaniel Bowen, D.D., 




Bishop White. 

Bishop of South Carolina, Oct. 8th, 1818 ; Rt. Rev. Henry 
N. Onderdonk, D. D., Assistant Bishop of Pennsylvania, 
October 25th, 1827; Rt. Rev. James Harvey Otey, D.D., 
first Bishop of Tennessee, January 14th, 1834; Rt. Rev. 
Carlton Chase, D.D., first Bishop of New Hampshire, 



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October 20th, 1844; I^t. Rev. Nicholas Hamner Cobbs, 
D.D., first Bishop of Alabama, October 20th, 1844; Rt. 
Rev. Cicero Stevens Hawks, D.D., first Bishop of Mis- 
souri, October 20th, 1844; Rt. Rev. Alonzo Potter, D D., 
LL.D., Bishop of Pennsylvania, September 23d, 1845; 
Rt. Rev. Samuel Bowman, D. D., Assistant Bishop of 
Pennsylvania, August 25th, 1858. 

Among the clergy of the parish have been Bishops 




House of the Rev. Jacob Duche, D. D. 

Welton,* White, Kemper and DeLancey; Dr. Kemper 
being the first American Missionary Bishop. Dr. Dorr 
was elected to and declined the bishopric of Maryland. 
Among the distinguished clergymen who have served as 
assistant ministers, was the Rev. William Augustus Muhe- 
lenberg, D. D., the philanthropist, who organized the first 
Sisterhood in the American Church, founded St. Luke's 



♦Bishop Talbot, (of non-juring consecration) the first Bishop in America, for 
a time had charge of Christ Church. 




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Hospital, New York and other institutions of beneficence ; 
but is, perchance, most widely loved as author of the hymn 
*' I would not live alway." 

Christ Church, as the mother parish of Philadelphia, 
has held, in innumerable ways, a fostering relation to the 
city and diocese. Among the churches which have been 
its direct off-shoots, are St. Peter's and St. James', and more 
recently Calvary Church. " There are few old families in 
the city," remarks a living writer, "who have not some 
link with this old parish; and families not so old, and 
many living elsewhere, have felt the benefit of this pious 
foundation." 

Is it not a privilege to pray and work, that the present 
and future may be worthy of the honorable record that has 
always marked Christ Church ? 



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From portrait executed^in London, 1783, 




Christ Church 



1695-1699. Rev. Thomas Clayton. 

J 700-1 718. Rev. Evan Evans, D.D. 

1 7 19-1722. Rev. John Vicary. 

1 724-1726. Rt. Rev. Richard Welton, D.D. 

Consecrated Bishop of the Non-juring Succession, 1723. 

1 726-1 741. Rev. Archibald Cummings. 

1 742-1 762. Rev. Robert Jenney, LL. D. 

1 762-1 775. Rev. Richard Peters, D.D. 

1775-1777. Rev. Jacob Duche, D.D. 

Chaplain of Continental Congress. 

1 779-1836. Rt. Rev. William White, D D. 



Chaplain of Cotitinental Congress; First Bishop of Pennsylvania; 



Presiding Bishop of the America?i Church. 

1836. Rev. John W. James, 

Elected, but never officiated as Rector. 

1 83 7-1 869. Rev. Benjamin Dorr, D.D., 

Elected Bishop of Maryland, 18 jg. 

1 869-1 89 1. Rev. Edward A. Foggo, D.D. 

1891. Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL.D., D.C.L. 



1 701-1707. Rev. John Thomas. 

1 718. Rev. Thomas Hughes. 

1723. Rev. John Urmston. 

1736. Rev. Richard Peters, D.D. 

1 741-1743. Rev. Eneas Ross. 

1 747-1 766. Rev. William Sturgeon. 

1 759-1 775. Rev. Jacob Duche, D.D. 

1 772-1 778. Rev. Thomas Coombe, D. D. 

' Chaplain in Ordinary to King George III, and Prebendary 
of Canterbury Cathedral. 

1772-1779. Rt. Rev. William White, D.D. 

Bishop of Pennsylvania. 

1781-1811. Rev. Robert Blackwell, D.D. 

Chaplain of the American Army at Valley Forge. 

1 787-1 791. Rev. Joseph G. Bend. 

1794-1832. Rev. James Abercrombie, D.D. 

1811-1831. Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, D.D. 

Missionary Bishop of the Northwest ; Bishop of Missouri 
and Indiana. 

1 814-18 16. Rev. James Milnor, D.D. 
181 7-1820. Rev. William Augustus Muhlenberg, D.D. 
1822-T836. Rt. Rev. William H. De Lancey, D. D., 
LL.D., D.C.L. 

Bishop of Western N'eiv York. 



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1 83 2-1 836. Rev. John W. James. 

1830-1836. Rev. Henry J. Morton, D.D. 

1 861-1869. Rev. Edward A. Foggo, D.D. 

1 874-1 880. Rev. G. Woolsey Hodge. 

1 89 1. Rev. William P. Lewis, D.D. 



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Cl^e CorpotattDtt 



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The Rector, Church Wardens and Vestrymen 
of Christ Church, 
in the City of Philadelphia." 

Charter granted by Thomas and Richard Penn, 
1765. 



The Rector. 
The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL. D., D. C. L. 

Church Wardens. 

George M. Coaxes, Esq., Rector' s Warden. 

Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq., . . Accou?iting Warden. 

Vestrymen. 
William White Wiltbank, Esq. 
John C. DaCosta, M.D. 
Edward H. Coates, Esq. 
Edward Coles, Esq. 
Thomas M. Seeds, Esq. 
Hon. M. Russell Thayer. 
Hood Gilpin, Esq. 
John E Creth, Esq. 



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Secretary. 
Clement B. Newbold, Esq. 

Treasurer of the Endowment Fund. 
Edward H. Coates, Esq. 

Treasurer of the Charity Fund. 
Thomas M. Seeds, Esq. 

Committee on Finance. 

George M. Coates, Esq., John C. DaCosta, M.D. 

Clement B. Newbold, Esq. 

Committee on Church Edifice and Bu7'ial Fund. 

Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. 

John C. DaCosta, M.D. . Thomas M. Seeds, Esq. 

R. Francis Wood, Esq. 

Committee on Church Music. 

Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq., Thomas M. Seeds, Esq. 

John E. Creth, Esq., R. Francis Wood, Esq. 

Managers of Christ Church Chapel. 
George M. Coates, Esq. 
John C. DaCosta, M.D. 
Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. 
Hon. M. Russell Thayer. 
Clement B. Newbold, Esq. 
R. Francis Wood, Esq. 




Pulpit of 1770 and Episcopal Chair. 



Ci^e Clergy of t^e parijslj- 

Rector. 
The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL.D., D.C.L. 

Rector Emeritus. 
The Rev. Edward A. Foggo, D D. 

Assistant Clergy. 
The Rev. William P. Lewis, D.D. 
The Rev. d'Estaing Jennings M. A. 
The Rev. Edward L. Ogilby, (Resigned). 
The Rev. Gideon J. Burton, M. A. 



^aroci^tal Keprejsentatftiess. 



deputies to the diocesan convention. 
The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL.D., D.C.L. 
The Rev. Edward A. Foggo, D.D. 
The Rev. William P. Lewis, D.D. 
Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. 
Hon. M. Russell Thayer. 
W. W. WiLTBANK, Esq. 

trustees of the PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 

in the diocese of pennsylvania. 
Hon. M. Russell Thayer. 




Francis Hopkinson 



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ecclesiastical court of the diocese. " j 

The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL. D., D. C. L. { 

trustees of the episcopal residence. 

Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq., Chairman. ; 

trustees of the christmas fund of the diocese. j 

Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. \ 

DIOCESAN committee ON PAROCHIAL HISTORY. i 

The Rev. Edward A. Foggo, D.D. J 

Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. i 

William W. Wiltbank, Esq. i 

committee on diocesan house. - : 
Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. 

diocesan committee on proposed changes in the :; 

BOOK OF common PRAYER. ; 

R. Francis Wood, Esq. ] 

corporation for the RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND •; 

CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN. i 

Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. i 

Edward H. Coates, Esq. i 

R. Francis Wood, Esq., Secretary. 1 

Hon. Henry Reed. ; 

Rev. Wm. P. Lewis, D.D. : 

trustees OF the episcopal academy. i 

R. Francis Wood, Esq. ; 



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trustees of the episcopal hospital 
Clement B. Newbold, Esq. 
Chas. D. Clark, Esq. 
Wharton Sinkler, M.D. 

BISHOP white prayer-book SOCIETY. 

Rev. Wm. P. Lewis, D.D. 
Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. 
R. Francis Wood, Esq. 

managers of the CHURCHMEN'S MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION 
FOR THE seamen OF THE PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. 

William Brobson, Esq , Secretary. 
Hon. M. Russell Thayer. 
Joseph E. Hover, Esq. 

stewards of the sustentation fund. 
R. Francis Wood, Esq. 

board of council of the church home 
for children, angora. 
The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL D., D.C.L. 
The Rev. William P. Lewis, D.D. 



THE FREE AND OPEN CHURCH ASSOCIATION. 

The Rev. Edward A. Foggo, D.D., Vice-President, 

Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq., ] z. ^- ^ v^ 

' \ Executive Committee. 

R. Francis Wood, Esq. 3 



trustees OF the home of the MERCIFUL SAVIOUR 
FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN. 

Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. 





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BOARD OF COUNCIL OF THE CHURCH TRAINING AND 
DEACONESS HOUSE OF THE DIOCESE OF PENNSYLVANIA. 

R. Francis Wood, Esq., Secretary. 



MANAGERS OF THE BISHOP WHITE PARISH LIBRARY 
ASSOCIATION. 

Mrs. Richard P. Lardner. 
Miss Catharine A. White. 

managers of the female prayer-book society. 
Mrs. John E. Creth. 

managers of the female episcopal benevolent 
society of philadelphia. 

Mrs. R. p. Lardner. 

Miss Catharine A. White. 

Miss Emily Hollingsworth. 

Miss Harriet M. Jacobs. 

episcopal female tract society. 
Mrs. John E. Creth. 

trustees of the home FOR THE HOMELESS. 

R. Francis Wood, Esq. 

deputies to the northeast convocation. 
The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL.D., D.C.L. 
The Rev. Edward A. Foggo, D.D. 
Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. 
Hon. M. Russell Thayer. 
William W. Wiltbank, Esq. 



SECOND STREET, CORNER OF CHURCH STREET. 

Clergy* 

The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL. D., D. C. L., . Rector, 
The Rev. d'Estaing Jennings, M A. 



The Rev. G. J. Burton, M. A, ' ^''^'''^ ' Assistants, 



Outlier ^^ttx^. 

Mr. George Frescohi, .... Choirmaster. 
Mr. Frederick DeF. Wheaton, . . Organist. 
Mr. David Head, . Verger and Bell Ringer. 

Sessions, 10.30 a.m. and 3 p.m. 

Superintendent, Mr. R. Francis Wood. 

Assistant, Mr. Tobias H. Walters. 

Chorister, Mr. George Frescoln. 

Secretary, Mr. Walter L. Keen. 

Treasurer, Mr. Samuel R. Pollock. 

Organist, Mr. George W. Frescoln. 

Librarian, Miss Jane Gunner. 



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Teachers. 
Miss Annie Lutz. Miss L. Wright. 



Miss C. Weeks. 
Miss M. Sheetz. 
Miss S. Quay. 
Miss J. Fletcher. 
Miss R. Becker. 
Miss S. AUebach. 
Miss C. Fox. 



Miss H. M. Jacobs. 
Miss L. Belcher. 
Miss Ellen Murta. 
Mr. Tobias H. Walters. 
Miss E. AUebach. 
Mr. E. B. Harraden. 
Mr. B. F. Sills. 



Miss M. A. Applebaugh, Teacher in Charge. 

Miss Lena E. Belcher, Teacher of Music. 

Number of Pupils, 26. 
Sessions daily, except Saturday. 



Cl^tis^t Ctiurcl) l^o0}JttaU 

Founded 1772,. by John Kearsley, M. D., church war- 
den and architect of Christ Church. 

"■ The legal property of the Christ Church Hospital shall 
be in the rector, church wardens, and vestrymen of Christ 
Church, but the charity is to be managed by six persons, 
three to be chosen by the Christ Church Corporation, and 
the other three to be chosen by St. Peter's Church Cor- 
poration, annually, at the first meeting after Easter." Act 
of Assembly, Jan. 1832. 



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Grave of Benjamin Franklin, Christ Church-yard. 



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The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL.D.,D.C.L.,y^//2/ Chaplain 
The Rev. Gideon J. Burton, M.A., Minister in Charge, 
John C. Da Costa, M.D . . , . . '\ Managers 

Wm. W. Wiltbank, Esq. ..... V for Christ Church 

Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. . . ) Corporation. 

John C. Da Costa, M.D Physician. 

Mrs. R. G. Singleton Matron. 

Mr. George W. Hunter Superintendent. 




Penn Arms. 



Cl^ri^t Cliurct) ^raije ^arti* 

Iq the church and the yard immediately surrounding 
it, are buried, among others, four rectors of the parish ; 
the Rev. Robert Jenney, LL. D., the Rev. Richard 
Peters, D. D., the Rt. Rev. Bishop White and the 
Rev. John W. James: also, Lady Ann Keith; Brig. Gen. 
Forbes of Braddock's Expedition ; the Colonial Judges 



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Andrew Hamilton and Thomas Graeme ; Major Gen. Lee, 
of the Revolutionary Army, and Robert Morris, Treasurer 
of the Revolution.* There is also the tomb of John 
Penn, Proprietor of Pennsylvania. In the grave yard, 
corner of Arch and Fifth Streets, which was acquired in 
1 7 19, are stones with inscriptions as early as 1720. Among 
the persons here interred are Dr. John Kearsley, architect 
of the church and of Independence Hall ; a number of 
officers of theRevolutionary War; members of the Wayne 
family ; the distinguished Dr. P. S. Physic ; Tench Coxe, 
the author and political economist ; Major-General Thomas 
Cadwalader, of the War of 1812; Chief Justice Fred- 
erick Smyth, Chief Justice William Tilghman ; Rev. 
Prof. Bird Wilson, D. D., LL. D., Hon. Wm. M. Mere- 
dith, Secretary of the U. S. Treasury, Commodores 
Bainbridge, Biddle, Truxton and Richard Dale ; Dr. 
Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence, the Hon. Peyton Randolph, first President of 
Continental Congress; the Hon. Francis Hopkinson, 
Secretary of Continental Congress and signer of the 
Declaration of Independence ; and Benjamin Franklin 
and his family. For information as to rights of burial, see 
the Accounting Warden. 



The endowment of the church was begun 1722, by a 
bequest of Edward Jauncey, amounting in present currency 
to about ^2,500. It has been augmented by bequest% 
from the Rev. Dr. Dorr, 1869, net, ^4^45©; Anna Maria 

*Gen. Mercer, of the Revolutionary Army, who fell at the Battle of Princeton, 
was originally buried here, but subsequently reinterred. 



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Clifton, 1802, i; 1,588 ; Mary M. Colhoun, 1889, net ^950 ; 
Jane A. Colhoun, 1890, net $950, and Mr. J. C. Lewis, 
;^ioo. Other sources have brought the total to over ^62,000. 
There are, besides; the Rectory Fund, amounting to 
$6,498.63; the Christ Church Chapel Fund, $2,030; 
Bishop White Memorial Fund (Calvary Church), $74.23 ; 
Parish School Fund, $3,960 ; Sunday School Fund, 
^5j5oo ; Graveyard Fund, $1,000 ; Charity Fund, 
$21,115.66. 

The Vestry has undertaken to increase the general 
endowment of the church to $200,000, and desires to com- 
plete this really needed work by the bi-centennial of the 
church, which occurs in 1895. Gifts (memorial or other- 
wise) are earnestly requested for this important object. 
Amounts may be subscribed, payable at dates to suit 
convenience. Information can be obtained of the Ac- 
counting Warden. 

For persons wishing to make provision for this object by 
will, the legal forms of bequest are as follows : 

BEQUEST OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. 

I give and bequeath to the Rector, Church Wardens 
and Vestrymen of Christ Church, in the city of Philadel- 
phia, the sum of dollars. 

DEVISE OF REAL ESTATE. 

I give and devise to the Rector, Church Wardens and 
Vestrymen of Christ Church, in the city of Philadelphia, 
their successors and assigns forever, all that certain, etc. 



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paris^l) ilibtar^* 

.The library which was begun in 1665, contains about 
twelve hundred volumes, including many works of great 
rarity and value. It has been enriched by gifts from 
Queen Anne; the Rev. L. C. Sprogell, 1728; the Rev. 
Archibald Cummings, Rector of the parish, 1741; the 
Rev. Charles Chambers, Vicar of Dartford, Kent; the 
Venerable Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in 
Foreign Parts, 1753 ; Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Jenney, wife of 
the Rev. Dr. Jenney, Rector of the parish, 1762 ; the Rev. 
S. Preston, Rector of Chevening, Kent, 1789, and other 
givers, including in later times, the Rev. Benjamin Dorr, 
D.D., Rector of the parish, and the authorities of the 
American Church. Access by permission of the Rector. 



The Parish House, adjoining the church, has accommo- 
dations for Sunday school, bible classes, parish school, 
mothers' meetings, church guilds and societies. Though 
well built many years ago, it is inadequate to the growing 
needs of the church in keeping pace with modern require- 
ments. No nobler gift could be made by a devout and 
philanthropic person, than the erection, by living donation, 
or by bequest, of a new and enlarged Parish House, which 
could be a memorial, if desired ; and which would aiford 
Christ Church the facilities for vigorous, aggressive Chris- 
tian work on the most improved models. 




The Erben Organ. 



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Sunday Services. Divine service is held every Sunday, 
at II A. M., and 7.30 P. M. during the winter; 
and according to special announcement in summer. 

Free Night Service. At the services on Sunday eve- 
ning the seats are free. 

Children's Church. The children of the Sunday school 
attend in a body at Sunday morning services. 
From Advent to Easter, a special service for 
children is held in the church on the last Sunday 
in the month, at 3.30 P. M. 

Week Day Services. Litany service is held Wednes- 
days and Fridays, at 11 A. M. These services 
have been maintained since 1702. 

Chufch Festivals. The Holy Communion is celebrated 
on all Church festivals, at 1 1 A. M. 

Church Fasts. In Lent and at other fasts, services are 
held according to special announcement. 

Public Baptism. The Sacrament of Baptism is adminis- 
tered on Epiphany, Easter Even and Whitsun 
Day, and at or after any service by arrangement 
with the clergy. 

Private Baptism. By the laws of the Church, private 
baptism is administered only in cases of dangerous 
sickness, when the candidates cannot be brought 
to the church. In such cases, the service from the 
prayer-book, for reception into the Church, can 
afterward be held by arrangement with the clergy. 



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Confirmation. The rite of confirmation is administered 
by the Bishop of the diocese, annually, on the morn- 
ing of Easter Day. 

Holy Communion. The Sacrament of the Eucharist is 
celebrated once on all ordinary, and twice on all 
high festivals. Also, at ii A. M., on the first 
Sunday in the month; also, at 8.30 A. M., on 
Sundays, and in Lent, according to announcement. 

Marriage. The rite of Holy Matrimony is solemnized 
by arrangement with the Rector of the parish. By 
ancient usage of the Church, this holy rite should 
not ordinarily be solemnized at the seasons of the 
chief feasts or fasts, namely : from Advent Sunday 
until eight days after Epiphany ; from Septuagesima 
until eight days after Easter ; from Rogation Sun- 
day until Trinity Sunday. 

Churching Office. This office, or the special thanks- 
giving in its stead, may be used, as arranged upon 
occasion. 

Visitation of the Sick. According to the rubric of the 
Prayer Book, " When any person is sick, notice 
shall be given thereof to the minister of the parish." 
It is best that such notice should not be delayed 
until the sick person seems in danger of death. 

Burial. The burial service, (which should always, when 
possible, be said in the church), may be arranged 
with the clergy ; and the date and hour should be 
subject of consultation with such clergy as are 
expected to officiate, before public announcement 
is made. 




Author of the National Hymn, " Hail Columbia ' 



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Consultation with the Clergy. The clergy can be 
seen by any who desire consultation, before or after 
any service in the church; or, at other times, at 
their places of residence, when need shall require. 
Information can be obtained from the sexton, at 
the church, at all hours. 

Open Church. Christ Church is open to all comers, 
daily, from early morning to sundown. Members 
of the congregation or strangers, are welcome to 
" come in, rest and pray." Visitors who desire to 
examine the objects of historical interest, will receive 
courteous attention from the Verger. 

Sunday School and Bible Classes. The sessions of 
Sunday school and bible classes are held at 10.30 
A. M. and 3 P. M., in the Parish House, except as 
may be otherwise especially appointed. 

Parish School. The parish school meets daily, except 
Sundays and Saturdays, in the Parish House, during 
the school season of the year. For admission to its 
privileges, apply to the clergy, or to the teacher in 
charge. 

Church Societies. A list of the various organizations 
engaged in church work will be found annexed, 
with the names of chief officers. For membership 
in, or for benefit from any society, apply to the 
officer concerned, or to the clergy. 




Horace Binney. 



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€^mt\) Morfe* 



DORCAS SOCIETY. 

Directress Mrs. Mary W. Rand. 

MOTHER'S MEETING. 

Directress Miss Anne F. Paul. 

Membership 55. 

COOKING AND INDUSTRIAL CLASS. 

Directress Miss Anne F. Paul. 

Assistant Miss E. H. Townsend. 

Membership 35. 

CHRIST CHURCH JUNIOR AUXILIARY OF THE BOARD 
OF MISSIONS. 

Directress Miss Anne F. Paul. 

Assistant Miss E. H. Townsend. 

Membership 32. 

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. 

President, The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL.D., D.C.L. 

Secretary, Miss C. Weeks. 

Treasurer, Mi^s H. M. Jacobs 

ALTAR GUILD . 

President and Treasurer Mrs. John E. Creth. 

almoners' guild. 
Directress Miss Anne F. Paul. 



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ST. AGNES' GUILD. 

Acting President Mrs. C. Ellis Stevens. 

DOMESTIC MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF CHRIST CHURCH. 

President Mrs. John E. Creth. 

Vice-President Mrs. Mary C. Smith. 

Secretary and Treasurer • • . . . . Miss Ellen Murta. 

INDIAN HOPE SOCIETY. 

Directress Mrs. Guyer T. Jones. 

COAL CLUB. 

Directress and Treasurer, Miss A. F. Paul. 

ST. PAUL'S society. 

Directress Miss Catharine A. White. 

ST. GEORGE'S GUILD. 

President . The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL.D., D.C.L. 
Patrons: George M. Coates, Esq., 

Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. 
Director Mr. David Head. 

CHRIST CHURCH HOSPITAL SOCIETY. 

President . The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL.D., D.C.L. 

Visitors: Mrs. Edward Coles, Mrs. John E. Creth, 

Miss Anne F. Paul, Mrs. C. Ellis Stevens, 

Mrs. Catharine A. White, Mrs. John Newbold, 

Mrs. Wm. E. Ashton, Mrs. George M. Coates, 

Mrs. Norman M. Jones, Mrs. Dalton Dorr, 

Miss Harriet M. Ashton, Miss H. M. Jacobs, 

Mrs. St. George T. Campbell, 

Miss Mason, Mrs. Mary W. Rand. 



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THE GIRL S FRIENDLY SOCIETY. 

Branch Secretary Miss A. F. Paul.' 

Honorary Associate Mrs. J. G. Maxwell. 

Working Associates: Miss H. M. Jacobs, Miss Anne 

LuTZ, Miss E. H. Townsend, Miss C. Weeks, 

Miss S. Quay. 

christ church chapter of the brotherhood 
of st. andrew. 

Director . . The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL.D., D.C.L. 
Secretary and Treasurer Mr. William Kelley. 

ST. Philip's society. 
Directress Miss A. F. Paul. 

delegates to the WOMAN'S AUXILIARY OF THE BOARD OF 
MISSIONS, DIOCESAN BRANCH. 

Domestic Committee : Miss Anne F. Paul, Mrs. John 
E. Creth, Mrs. C. Ellis Stevens. 

Foreign Committee : Miss Catharine A. White, Mrs. 
Mary W. Rand. 

Indian Hope Committee : Mrs. Guyer T. Jones, Miss 
Ellen Murta. 

Freedmen's Committee Miss A. F. Paul, 

Mrs. St. George T. Campbell. 

ST. Luke's society for medical charity. 

President, The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL. D., D. C. L. 
Secretary Samuel K. Ashton, M. D. 




Chief Justice Tilghman. 



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MEDICAL STAFF. 

Wm. E. Ashton, M. D., Gyncecologist. 

Samuel K. AsHTON, M.D., . . . . Consulting Physician. 

William P. Klapp, M. D., Surgeon. 

Joseph Klapp, M. D., ) _, . . 

-n ^ A ^ /r x^ r Physicians. 

Thomas G. Ashton, M. D., j 

W. Reynolds Wilson, M. D., Obstetrician. 

Orville Horwitz, M. D., . . . . . Consulting Surgeon. 

Pharmacists, . Henry C. Blair's Sons, 8th and Walnut 

Sts. and Daniel G. Potts, 24 S. Second St. 

For benefits, apply to the Clergy of Christ Church. 



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William M. Meredith. 



Ci^rtsit Ci^urcl^ Ci^apel 

PINE STREET ABOVE NINETEENTH STREET. 

FOUNDED AS PART OF THE PARISH OF 
CHRIST CHURCH, 1875, 



The Rev. C. Ellis Stevens, LL.D., D.C.L., 

Rector of the Parish. 

The Rev. William P. Lewis, D.D., 

Assistant Minister of the Parish, in charge of the Chapel. 

The Rev. Edwafd L. Ogilby, 

Assistant at the Chapel [resigned. ) 



115oat0 of Management* 

committee of the vestry of christ church on 
management of christ church chapel. 
George M. Coates, Esq. 
John C. DaCosta, M. D. 
Thomas H. Montgomery, Esq. 
Hon. M. Russell Thayer. 
Clement B. Newbold, Esq. 
R. Francis Wood, Esq. 



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To these are joined, as a Board of Management, the fol- 
lowing members of the chapel congregation : 
John M. Packard, M.D. 
A. H. Sabine, Esq. 
A. J. D. Dixon, Esq. 
Henry E. Drayton, Esq. 
J. Parker Norris, Esq. 
Clement L. Phillips, Esq. 




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